page_title: Methylcyclohexane
section_title: Production and use
hierarchical_section_title: Methylcyclohexane / Production and use
caption_attribution_description: English: chemical equation for an aromatization reaction starting with methylcyclohexane, as practiced in refineries
context_page_description: Methylcyclohexane is an organic compound with the molecular formula is CH₃C₆H₁₁. Classified as saturated hydrocarbon, it is a colourless liquid with a faint odor. Methylcyclohexane is used as a solvent. It is mainly converted in naphtha reformers to toluene. Methylcyclohexane is also used in some correction fluids as a solvent.
context_section_description: It can be also produced by hydrogenation of toluene:
  CH₃C₆H₅  +  3 H₂   →  CH₃C₆H₁₁
  Methylcyclohexane, as a component of a mixture, is usually dehydrogenated to toluene, which increases the octane rating of gasoline. 
  It is also one of a host substances in jet fuel surrogate blends, e.g., for Jet A fuel.
caption: The conversion of methylcyclohexane to toluene is a classic aromatization reaction.  This platinum (Pt)-catalyzed process is practiced on scale in the production of gasoline from petroleum.[5]
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